# Accident 19940529012989A: Cessna 185F, Fairbanks, AK, May 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1994, 11:54 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9001° N, 148.1610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9001&lon=-148.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93769, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93769) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529012989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGED WING. COLLAPSED MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA059), May 29, 1994: Cessna 185F (N93769), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N93769 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230814010439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230814010439I), Aug 14, 2023: Cessna A185F (N93769), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. Level flight at 2500 ft AGL. Engine quite, restart failed. Piloted to a shallow creek and landed, struck a submerged rock on rollout damaging the floats.
- [Accident 19880719029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029159A), Jul 19, 1988: Cessna 185F (N93769), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel at a low altitude and crashed into a wooded area.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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